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Eastern Gateway Community College Lesson 7 Dealing with Gifts and Conflicts of Interest Discussion
Choose 5 questions to write about out of the following. No less than a one-page response.
- Why do gifts create conflicts of interest?
- What is the main advantage and disadvantage of dealing with gifts and conflicts of interest by prohibiting the acceptance of gifts?
- What questions could you ask yourself to help frame the question as to whether you can ethically accept a business-related gift?
- What’s the difference between a conflict of interest and the appearance of a conflict?
- What’s the difference between a gift and a bribe?
- What’s the difference between a bribe and a kickback?
- Create a hypothetical third-party obligation involving an employee of a major company.
- What does it mean to deploy weaponized ethics?
- What questions can be asked to help determine whether whistle-blowing is justified?
- What questions can be asked to help determine whether whistle-blowing is ethically required?
- Why might an employee hesitate before whistle-blowing?
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act tries to protect whistle-blowers. Why is it not very effective?
- Name an organization that might inspire obedience loyalty. Why is obedience inspired? What does this loyalty look like?
- Name an organization that might inspire balanced loyalty. Why is it inspired? What does this loyalty look like?
- Name an organization that might inspire an attitude of free agency. Why is it inspired? What does this free agency look like?
- What are some of the ways stress at work can cause unhappiness in life?
- Why is the office an important scene of romance in today’s world?
- What do you imagine the rewards of status to be?
- What kind of work contract would encourage slackerism?